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Barbara Baxley(1923-1990)

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Barbara Baxley
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Barbara Angie Rose Baxley was born on New Year's Day 1923 to Emma A. & C. Bert Baxley in Porterville, CA. She was the youngest of their two daughters and was named after her grandmothers; Angie Sibley-Tyler and Iva Matilda Rose-Baxley. Barbara attended and graduated with honors from the University of the Pacific in Stockton where she was raised, and won a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York where she studied with Sanford Meisner. She made her 1948 Broadway debut in Noël Coward's Private Lives, starring Tallulah Bankhead and Donald Cook. In 1960 she received a Tony nomination for her role in the Tennessee Williams play Period of Adjustment. She was a charter member of the Actors Studio where she studied with Elia Kazan. She was good friends with and shared an apartment with Tallulah Bankhead for many years. She had many television & film roles, and won critical praise for her role as Sally Field 's mother in Norma Rae (1979), but her love was Broadway. Barbara loved cats and had one named Tulah.
BornJanuary 1, 1923
DiedJune 7, 1990(67)
BornJanuary 1, 1923
DiedJune 7, 1990(67)
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Robert Duvall, Barbara Baxley, and Joanna Moore in Countdown (1967)
Barbara Baxley in Countdown (1967)
Charles Aidman and Barbara Baxley in Countdown (1967)
Barbara Baxley in Countdown (1967)
Barbara Baxley in Countdown (1967)
Barbara Baxley, Robert Ellenstein, and Robert Stevenson in One Step Beyond (1959)
Barbara Baxley in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Barbara Baxley, Ann Jillian, and Frank Overton in The Twilight Zone (1959)
"The United States Steel Hour" (Late Date) Walter Matthau, Barbara Baxley 04-13-1954
Jeff Goldblum, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Shelley Duvall, Henry Gibson, Barbara Baxley, Ronee Blakley, Allen Garfield, Barbara Harris, David Hayward, Gwen Welles, and Keenan Wynn in Nashville (1975)

Known for

Nashville (1975)
Nashville
7.6
  • Lady Pearl
  • 1975
The Exorcist III (1990)
The Exorcist III
6.5
  • Shirley
  • 1990
Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin in Sea of Love (1989)
Sea of Love
6.8
  • Miss Allen
  • 1989
James Caan, Joanna Moore, and Bobby Riha in Countdown (1967)
Countdown
5.9
  • Jean
  • 1967

Credits

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Actress

  • The Exorcist III (1990)
    The Exorcist III
    • Shirley
    • 1990
  • Michael Caine in A Shock to the System (1990)
    A Shock to the System
    • Lillian
    • 1990
  • Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin in Sea of Love (1989)
    Sea of Love
    • Miss Allen
    • 1989
  • American Playhouse
    American Playhouse
    • Mrs. Hunter
    • Mrs. Faun
    • Mrs. Faun's Sister
    • TV Series
    • 1982–1989
  • Home
    • Katherine
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Butterflies in Heat (1986)
    Butterflies in Heat
    • 1986
  • The Twilight Zone (1985)
    The Twilight Zone
    • Dr. Kate Wange (segment "Profile in Silver")
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Amanda Debs
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)
    Hotel
    • Mrs. Bennett
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone? (1982)
    MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone?
    • Jessica Reardon
    • Video Game
    • 1982
  • A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
    A Stranger Is Watching
    • Lally
    • 1982
  • Sally Field in Norma Rae (1979)
    Norma Rae
    • Leona
    • 1979
  • All That Glitters (1977)
    All That Glitters
    • L.W. Carruthers
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    • Elizabeth Rollins
    • Sadie
    • TV Series
    • 1973–1976
  • Nashville (1975)
    Nashville
    • Lady Pearl
    • 1975

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  • Born
    • January 1, 1923
    • Porterville, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 7, 1990
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    She made guest appearances in both The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Twilight Zone (1985).

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